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That was Courtney. I remember kinda frowning at that too. Just because it's an average for girls her height doesn't mean she should be like that too. Of course, Kelli didn't like the way she looked in the uniform when she was 111 lbs or 112 lbs. Maybe losing 6-8lbs made her look less square in the uniform, or taller or something. I thought she looked good either way! But since Courtney isn't coming back for a 2nd season, I wondered if trying to maintain that slimmer figure was too difficult. Of course, I don't know anything about Courtney, her life, whether she just missed Florida and all her friends/family. There could be many reasons she isn't coming back for a 2nd season.

I got your point, Tor. :) I was just saying the girls signed on for DCC, their rules and all. So one doesn't make the other unfair for Veronica. The weight standards for DCC are what they are. The girls agreed when they signed on the dotted line. I don't think the weights are unhealthy for some girls. Their body fat percentages are in the mid range for height. (Our culture has gotten used to people being little to much heavier.) I think for some the weight expectations are unhealthy for them. But they choose to sign on for a year, three to four years of starving to be a DCC because its important to them. I would hope some girls' desires don't endanger their health, but know for some the risk is worth being in DCC.

In all fairness, being in active wear and in those tiny DCC uniforms are different things. The contract the girls sign when they become DCC states they'll maintain their start weight throughout their DCC careers. We know many of these girls could fluctuate 5 lbs, 10 lbs and still look amazing. *shrugs* Different strokes, etc.

I do agree that weight is one of the major reasons DCCs retire. I truly believe that's why Britney, Veronica and several others are retiring this year. DCC has rules about weight, and jumping around in those very skimpy uniforms means they have to. But most women - especially over 25 - would find it difficult to remain as slender as the uniform demands. I wondered if that was why 2-year Vet Samantha was retiring so soon. But then, she's an amazing dancer and may have other offers that don't require her to be a stick person. LOL

I've always like Veronica. I think she's sweet and has a great presence on the squad. There's going to be a ton of varied opinions on whether Hannah's getting cut was fair or not. I liked Hannah, but thought her, "What time frame...?" question showed she wasn't trying to lose weight, seemed to me she thought she wouldn't get cut for whatever reason. Maybe because she was Show Group. Don't know. But she'd had weight warnings during the season. I do think K&J used her as an example to the other Vets that they needed to get their weight in check. I didn't think it was fair necessarily, but ALL girls know they need to maintain their Rookie weight to stay on the team. Hannah knew that.

I think so, McSavaney. I seem to remember it being posted toward the middle/later end of MTT, right? Something like that?

Exactly!

Lauren - We'll find out who gets into TC fast. But TC lasts several weeks and filming wraps in early August. So we won't know who actually made it out of TC and officially onto the DCCs till a few weeks before the show airs. So if you want to stay spoiler-free on the final DCC team for 2015, just don't come into this forum after mid-July! lol

Weird, to think that DCC tryouts are in less than 2 weeks, but we have to wait till September to see MTT!

I hope My Fit Foods was offered to Hannah as well, but maybe not by that point. Kelli & Judy had already talked to Hannah about her weight, she apparently had weight warnings during the season, and she was the one on whom the weight was most obvious. Plus, I think there was some Kelli making a point to the other Vets, that she would cut Vets if they didn't get their weight back to their start-weight. Since Hannah had weight warnings, since she was visibly heavier during auditions and out of shape, and since she hadn't made any headway by the 2nd week of TC - (nor it seems had tried to lose, since her response to Kelli & Judy was, "What is the time frame...?" Kelli was visibly annoyed by that question! lol - I think Kelli was more willing to cut her than the other Vets in TC, even though she liked her style.

Amy's tried out a few times. During S9 MTT Kelli said, "She looks better this year." So that indicated she'd tried out at least 1 year prior to S9.

LaurenBrook - Some bodies can absorb added weight better than others, which was why Alexis was cut and Hannah got eliminated from TC while Paige didn't. Paige didn't look liked she'd gained 13 pounds. Veronica was kept on because of her sweetness and 4-yr Vet status, IMO. Plus, her body hid the weight pretty well. Kelli gives more leeway to older Vets than ones like Hannah, who was only a 1-yr Vet and had weight warnings. pink317 - You make a great point about why more candidates don't perform the DCC choreography better during auditions. There are videos all over now. Sure, DCC:MTT doesn't show full dances in detail, but there are plenty of videos out there. What boggles my mind is why so many come to auditions and can't do high kicks. They should have been stretching and practicing all year to be able to do them. We've seen on the show that intense stretching and working with weights can help kicks. Maybe 1 or 2 candidates might get into TC with subpar kicks, but more often it knocks you out of the running all together. I just find it odd.

You would think potentials AND Vets would know what could hurt or help them. But you still had Hannah come back visibly out of shape. While it wasn't as obvious for Britney, Veronica and Paige, they still came back heavier. It kind of boggles my mind that Vets especially come back out of shape knowing they could get cut, especially when they've had weight warnings during the year like Hannah. She's an amazing dancer and should be on the team. I hope she tries out again, but she may not want to face rejection from Kelli and Judy.

I think everyone is forgetting that Ashley Pro brings years of gymnastics, tumbling and cheering to the table. She seems able to compensate for her lack of dance training. The DCC recruits heavily for dancers, but as we saw in one of their Half Time Prep vids on YouTube, they do need the tumblers, the gymnasts too. In the vid I'm talking about Judy was having a hard time finding a DCC to top the pyramids because most girls weren't trained for it, so they kept falling off. I don't know if Ashley's safe or not because of her lack of dance training (which was Judy's nitpick), but Kitty gave her props and Kelly likes her. She's got the looks, she's a hard worker and sweet, plus she's one of the few who could stand atop a pyramid. Just sayin'. :D

Lacey, Erica and Melissa are Show Group and Mary was Rookie of the year. That's why they were the red carpet rookies! :)

Most of the Twitter comments were positive about the DCCs being at the awards. There's never going to be 100% approval and someone's gotta make snarky, irreverent comments.

Yup, they do love the long legged. :) I wondered if Meagan might try out again this year. I know she was cut because she was stockier. But she said herself she wasn't in the best of shapes to try out, and if Vivian could come back and almost make it on the team (I believe she sabotaged herself), then I think Meagan is a terrific candidate representative of the stocky tribe to come back.

Kelli said she liked Amy Simone, thought she was cute. But the general consensus from the judges as a whole was she did great with her own style of dancing, and not so well with the DCC style of dance. That's why she wasn't passed on to finals. Not because of a booty or lack of thigh gap. Many of the current DCCs don't have a thigh gap, only some of the more thin, gangly girls like Mary, Jinelle, Kelsey, etc.

I wondered who all the other dancers were who were on the field with the DCC during the Halloween Half Time show. Now I know! Cool.

I read the message on the instagram of the R&B dancers, and it says, "2015 Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue Dancers." These dancers are associated with the Cowboys organization?

Angela might have been wanting to retire so she could have kids. She around 30 now, isn't she? She danced for the AFL during or after college and she's going into her 5th year with the DCC. Maybe she and her hubby decided kids could wait another year so she could have a 5th season.

That's what I think - that more slack gets cut with Vets. I mean, when they've got engagements almost year-round, when can you get time off for a wedding? A honeymoon? Maybe a work constraint? I know Kelli is strict, but there needs to be some wiggle room for those types of things. I'm just glad Angela is trying out again.

Yay! I'm glad she's trying out again. This will b her 5th year, right?

You think Sydney will go for being an All Star? Looks like she's all-fired up for moving on from the DCCs. Mia seemed to do a lot of stuff as an All Star. Wonder if Sydney feels like dedicating more time to the DCC. It'll be interesting to see. I'd like to see Nicole as an All Star. :)

Angela wasn't in that picture of retiring DCCs. She is retiring, isn't she?